CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: St Lukes Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $189 (about 1.1× the $179 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $190, or about $5,740 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bethlehem, PA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $197 - $1,999 | 110% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $182 - $1,934 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $186 - $2,414 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $1,893 | 1056% |
| Humanamajor | $190 | 106% |
| AmeriHealth | $191 | 107% |
| Geisinger | $186 - $1,945 | 104% |
| Oscar Health | $1,795 | 1002% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $191 - $1,896 | 107% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $159 - $229 |
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Other Procedures at St Lukes Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $114
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $128
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $142
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $145
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $146
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $146
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $146
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $148
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.